Materials Planner PC
Essity is hiring a Materials Planner PC in Barcelona, Spain. Level rates it ; you can apply on Essity.
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Materials Planner PC
Ready to turn changing supply situations into smart decisions? Do you enjoy working with suppliers, solving problems and keeping production moving? Apply today and join us.
About the Role
As a Materials Planner in our Personal Care division, you will help ensure the right materials are available to support production across our European operations.
This is a hands-on planning role in a dynamic manufacturing environment where priorities can change quickly. You will combine planning and data analysis with regular supplier interaction, anticipate potential supply risks and take action when shortages, delivery changes or other exceptions arise.
What You Will Do
- Material Planning: Execute and monitor material plans to ensure raw materials are available when required for production.
- Supplier Collaboration: Build effective day-to-day relationships with suppliers, follow service performance and proactively address potential delivery or supply risks.
- Forecast & Supply Alignment: Share forecasts and relevant planning information with suppliers and translate changing requirements into appropriate supply actions.
- Order Management: Create and follow up on purchase orders and supplier call-offs, adjusting priorities when production requirements change.
- Inventory Management: Monitor stock levels and identify potential shortages or excess inventory, balancing material availability with inventory objectives.
- Operational Problem Solving: Respond to shortages, delivery deviations and planning exceptions, assess potential impact and coordinate timely solutions with relevant stakeholders.
- Planning Excellence: Maintain accurate planning and procurement master data and contribute to improvements that make day-to-day planning more effective.
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Relevant experience in material, supply or production planning, ideally within a manufacturing or similarly dynamic supply-chain environment.
- Comfortable working with SAP or similar planning systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, to support planning decisions.
- You combine analytical thinking with clear communication and collaboration skills.
- You communicate fluently in English, both written and spoken.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment.
Additional Benefits
- Hybrid working model with the flexibility to combine office and remote work.
- Flexible working hours to help you balance your professional and personal life.
- Private health insurance.
- Meal voucher (Gourmet Card).
- Employee assistance and well-being programs.
- Learning and development opportunities within an international environment.
- A collaborative and inclusive culture where you can grow and make an impact.
Application End Date:
11 nov 2026Job Requisition ID:
Essity266422How we rate this
Materials Planner PC at Essity rates 35 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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